Did you mean for the theme to start out inverted?Yes, I put the invert command in the configuration file, but the version of the uisimulator software I used apparently doesn't handle that setting. I just didn't take it out, but will do so. Could you take a picture of your iRiver using the theme as it is and post it/send it to me, so I can see what it looks like inverted. It would be a great help.
I would personally like to have a next song line, but that's just me. It might make this theme too packed.Yes, I didn't want the screen to feel to packed/cluttered. Once I've redesigned the current version of the theme for all the various Rockbox supported devices, I will come back and try some tweaks. Please feel free to implement and post revisions.
This is the default look | |
(http://200lx.olsonnetwork.com/dump%20070120-110524.png) | (http://200lx.olsonnetwork.com/dump%20070120-110542.png) |
Switched the inversion section | |
(http://200lx.olsonnetwork.com/dump%20070120-110631.png) | (http://200lx.olsonnetwork.com/dump%20070120-110653.png) |
As dumped | Converted to two bit color |
nice work -- I've switched to it, after using Marquee for maybe 6 months or so. The only problem with Marquee was that scroll didn't pause.Thanks, I'm glad you like it. ;D
nice work -- I've switched to it, after using Marquee for maybe 6 months or so. The only problem with Marquee was that scroll didn't pause.
Thanks, I'm glad you like it. ;D
I'm not sure what controls the scroll. I used code from the example in the manual. While using the uisimulator, I occasionally run into title's of songs or albums which continually scroll across the screen, but I haven't figured out what triggers that behavior. Usually it scrolls right to left, pauses, then scrolls left to right.
%al %s%ac%?ia<%ia|Artist?>%ar
%al %s%ac%?id<%id|Album?>%ar
%al %s%ac%?it<%it|Title?>%ar
%s%ac%?ia<%ia|.. %?d2<%d2|%?d1<(Root)|>>>
%s%ac%?id<%id|. %?d1<%d1|(Root)>>%?iy< (%iy)|>
%s%ac%?it<%?in<%in. |>%it|%fm>
I don't claim credit for the logic of that system, I grabbed it from another wps (http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WpsArchos#JensArnold) that I had used back on the Archos. I just took that section and then changed a bit here and there for what I wanted. There might be some messed up logic in it. But it works great for what I need.%fm File Name
%fn File Name (without extension)
%d1 First directory from end of file path.
%d2 Second directory from end of file path.
%d3 Third directory from end of file path.
... Still, now I'm wondering about that unknown state... do other themes use it?Haven't looked through other themes for its use. Just tried to follow the manual's example for battery states.
How about using a black battery for full, hash the whole thing for low, and use white for unknown? Can a pixmap question mark be put in for unknown? Is a separate icon necessary for "All Full"?Hmm, at the very least I'm going to have to come up with a more definitive icon for the unknown state. I will try out your suggestions, look at some other themes, and see if I can come up with something less confusing.
Switched back and forth between Bold and ROCKboxed yesterday, and I think I've figured it out. It's doing black when the battery is full, white when the battery is anything below full and above dangerously-low, and hash on the left for dangerously low....
On a side note, they just removed Chicago 12 from the dailies, you should switch to Nimbus 12 in themes\ROCKboxed.cfg.Yes, I happened to be in the #rockbox irc channel this morning and found out. I'm starting to change over now. Unfortunately there is a slight size/spacing difference, which means the progress bar outline y coordinate needs tweaked for just about every device. I may just update the zip files to include Chicago until I have a chance to switch to Nimbus.
Chicago was removed because it's actually a copyrighted font. If you add them into the .zips on the wiki, that would mean we'd have to start removing those .zips from the wiki.Hi Llorean: I was wondering about Chicago's copyright/trademark status. I am moving the theme to the Nimbus font family. I just uploaded a new version of the theme which uses NImbus to the wiki galleries for most rockbox devices.
I'm not getting it to overwrite the backdrop, this is the first edit I've tried and the documentation doesn't seem to describe what the examples I'm trying to follow are doing... Anyway, let me know what you think.Thanks sp!!: I've downloaded the file. I am out of town through Friday, so it will be this weekend till I have a chance to look at it.
Hi JustJonny,
I recently tried the svn version Rockboxed on my h120. I think it's too dark, especially the black bar at the bottom. Comparing it with the ipod mini the reason is quite clear: the backlight of the h120 is too low to make this look good. I played around with the graphics a bit, especially by adding greyscale and mimicing the look of the color version of the progress bar. I ended up with something like this -- what do you think? Also, IMO the battery looks strange the way it changes from black to white.
hey bluebrother, could you take a photograph of your h120 with a current svn build of the theme and post it next to your modified version in your post. It helps when I can see what the screen actually displays. The simulators are great, but not perfect.photograph: http://www.stud.uni-karlsruhe.de/~uhcn/rockbox/img_8462.jpg
For the progress bar on the mono color versions of the theme, I have to admit I got a little lazy by the time I was modifying the theme for them, and started using the default progress bar. I like your version.If you want to I can post my version somewhere. The first time I looked at the theme on my player I didn't like it at all, but when I had a look at the color version I knew why ;) Which made my try mimicing the color version a bit more ...
The battery should be solid white for a full charge and then the white fill should shrink from right to left, leaving an outline of the battery around 0% capacity. Is this what is happening?Yes, but that's confusing -- I would expect it to be the other way round. Which is why I added greys in my version -- it's much clearer in the color version.
Ok, coming from designing it in color, and not having a grayscale device, it seemed natural to me, but real usage trumps my preconceptions :)
Yes, but that's confusing -- I would expect it to be the other way round. Which is why I added greys in my version -- it's much clearer in the color version.
what d'ya think about adding the tracknum or playlist info?Hi Jaybeee, I've been contemplating changing the "Genre" tag above the progress bar to be some other type of info. Playlist info. has been suggested in a couple other Rockboxed threads, so I am leaning towards that.
Would be useful imo :)